Sanitary washstand



DAVID AQLEINSET E or LEIPsIc, oHIo.

LSANITARY WASHSTAND.

To aZZwhomit may concern:

Be it knownthat 1,-Dav1n A. LEINSETTER, a citizen of the United States,and aresident of Leipsic, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio,havemade an Invention Appertaining to a Sanitary Washstand; and I doherebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it.appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and tothe characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. i

This invention relates to-w-ashstands, and particularly to one for usein ruraldistricts.

The object of my invention is the provision of a simple, efficient andinexpensive wash stand of the character described,

which is sanitary in its nature, is capable of being easily cleaned, andwhich employs an elevated water supply tank in position to supplyrunning water to the trough member and to have its water discharge fromone or more faucets down onto an inclined surface of the trough memberto prevent splashing.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, andwhile, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerousforms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the washstand. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of thewashstand on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Referring to the drawings, 1designates the trough or sink member of the washstand, which member issupported by a suitable framework 2 in position for the bottom of thetrough'to be slightly inclined from one end to the other thereof tofacilitate water flowing by gravity to one end thereof from which itdrains through a drainage pipe 3 into a bucket 4 or other receptacleprovided for such purpose. The trough 1 is provided with front and endwalls 5 and 6, respectively, and has its bottom 7 downwardly inclined ata slight angle rearwardly from the front wall to the lower edge of theupwardly and rearwardly inclined back wall 8 of the trough. The backwall 8 continues its incline a distance above and to the rear of thetrough 1 and is of Specification of Letters Patent.

rat ima na-22,1922.

5 Application riled December 22, 1921. Serial No. 524,082.

such an angle that a stream of water falling thereon from above will be.deflected downf wardlv into the trough without splashing.

The back wall-8 terminates at its. upper end inan upright back portion:9, whichlis secured to the front side of. and supported by,

the rear frame uprights 10, which extend a distance above. the. trough.The trough bottom 7 andback Sare supported by the .65 cross-members. 11-of the. frame, which are preferably of angle-iron, and extend from thefront to the rear edge of the bottom 7 and thence upward and rearwardunder the back-wall 8 .in supporting contact therewith, being securedat. their rear ends tothe uprights 10.1 The front ends of thecross-pieces 11 preferably have 'flanges l2 turned upward therefrom inholding contact with the front side of the trough.

Bracket-arms 13] extend forward from the upperends of the uprights 10through the back upright 9 and support a tank 14.

for containing a supply of water. The tank is intended to loosely reston the supporting arms so that it may be easily removed therefrom forthe purpose of'cleaning or dumping and is held against the back 9 bylips 15 extending upward from the forwardends of the bracket-arms.Thetank is provided at its bottom with one or more downwardly directeddischarge faucets 16, the number depending on the length of the trough,such faucets being disposednearthe front edge of the tank and inpositionfor the streams of water discharging therefrom to strike the inclinedtrough back 8. preferablyl a short distance above its lower edge, asshown in Fig, 3, thereby preventing splashing of the water fallingthereon.

It is evident that my. washstand is strong,

durable and inexpensive in'its construction,

capable of being easily kept clean, and is of a nature particularlyadapting it for use in rural schools, farm houses, and the like. Thetank 14 is capable of being quickly drained or dumped to preventfreezingand 1 the trough is so constructed that the water i will quicklydrain therefrom, thereby rendering it sanitary and preventing freezing;

I wish it understood that my invention} is not limited to any specificconstruction,

arrangement, or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerousmodifications and changes without departing from the spirit of theclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what being slightly inclineddownward and rear ward from its front edge and the back of the troughbeing inclined upward and rearward from the rear edge of the troughbottom and a distance above and to the rear of the trough and thenextending upright, the frame having rear upright members supporting theback, bracket-arms projecting from such members above the inclined back,a tank mounted'on the bracket-arms and having provision for dischargingone or more streams of water therefrom down onto the inclined back ofthe trough near its lower edge.

2. A washstand of the class described, comprising a trough, which islongitudinally inclined and provided at the lower end of its inclinewitha drainage passage, the

to the rear of the trough and then upward a distance in uprightposition, a frame supporting the trough and having cross-piecesextending under the trough bottom and thence upward under the inclinedback in supporting contact with both and also having upright membersextending-up at the rear of the upright portion of the back member insupporting engagement therewith and having forwardly extending bracketarms a distance above the trough back, and a tank removably supported bythe bracketarms and having provision for the discharge of one or morestreams of water therefrom down onto the inclined back member of thetrough near its lower edge.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

' DAVID'A. LEINSETTER.

